2026 Compare Cities Education:
Clay, NY vs Asheville, NC

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Highlights
- Asheville spends 50.6% less per student than Clay.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.6% higher in Asheville than in Clay. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Asheville had 0.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Clay
 Clay, NYAsheville, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,129$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,322  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,886$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor310  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Clay    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I was born in Upstate,NY and if you really like 4 Seasons,this is the place to live!! I have live in Several places in my life, and still trying the place I   More

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I have grown up in Central New York and for the most part, I enjoy the change of seasons here. As I get older, the cold winters are getting harder to take. I may look at  More

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Reviews for Asheville    117 Reviews

Lived around this city my entire life, and have spent countless hours in every part of it- at one point, Asheville was the place to be, it had a high standard of living,  More

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Scotty · 

Asheville has changed dramatically over the pass twenty years . At one time downtown and the charming family friendly neighborhoods within, reminded me of The Waltons  More

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This city is very deceiving. Small but if you look close you see big liberal city problems in this town. Mainly because it is overwhelming liberal. Far left liberals.  More

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